Funding for Coaches, Volunteers and Officials

We know that a big part of helping coaches, volunteers and officials to feel engaged and motivated is to provide access to effective funding. Providing financial support and also allowing coaches to develop their skills keeps them moving forward and has a positive impact on beating inactivity.

We can signpost you to lots of different sources of funding. With funding support from Hampshire County Council, we also provide our own bursaries for Hampshire’s boroughs and districts. This includes supporting female coaches through our involvement in Project 500.

Energise Me Coaching Bursaries

Our main support comes through our bursaries that are specific to Hampshire’s boroughs and districts. The unitary authorities of Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight may have their own arrangements. Our bursaries aim to help increase the number of qualified coaches, officials and volunteers across the region. We are passionate about developing a workforce that will have the skill set to support inactive people in to sport and physical activity. The scheme supports qualifications from Sport England recognised sports. Check out the full list here.

If your qualification sits outside these sports but could enable you support inactive people to be physically active then do get in touch as we would love to discuss this with you.

Project 500 bursaries

We’re delighted to have the opportunity to offer bursaries to female coaches through Project 500. These aim to provide female coaches with the skills they need through coaching qualifications.

Our Project 500 bursaries form part of our wider funding schemes for coaches and are covered by our overall terms and conditions

All potential applicants will need to read the terms and conditions in the guidance notes to check eligibility, which includes the following:

Coaching a Sport England recognised sport

Committed to volunteering at local club or coaching sessions linked to our objectives

Happy to be part of our promotional activity e.g. interviews/case studies

See the downloads section to the left for application forms and guidance notes.

How much can you apply for?

Awards are made to off-set the cost of the course and the examination.

The award must be a NGB or minimum standard award of at least Level 2 or above (exception Project 500 applicants for female coaches, officials and volunteers. See Project 500 explanation).

The bursary will pay up to 75% of the course cost to a maximum of £500 per applicant. This is at the discretion of the panel and based on the number of applications received.

Receipt of your application will be acknowledged by email and any queries raised before submitting the application to the panel. The panels are held in March, June, September and December of each year. The dates of the panels will be published in the Energise Me newsletters, website and via social media.